Registered sex offender living in Fargo

FARGO – Registered sex offender John Roy Oliver Nelson is now living at 1122 2nd Ave. S., No. 5, according to a news release from the Fargo Police Department.

Nelson has been assessed as a high-risk offender by the North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee, the release states. He was convicted in Dickey County (N.D.) District Court in 2009 of gross sexual imposition. He was also convicted in Brown County (S.D.) Juvenile Court for sexual contact with a minor.

Nelson’s victims were female acquaintances under the age of 15. Nelson is a lifetime registrant.